Exclusive Diva couldn’t handle 11
/
8 miles in her last race, but the four-time stakes winner should be hard to beat at this distance. Cielator is a talented, lightly raced mare who has won half of her eight starts. Blueberry Smoothie has never finished out of the money in eight races, with most of them being stakes races.

4 6 furlongs, purse $6,725, 2-year-old, maiden claiming $7,500

PP

Horse

Jockey

Line

Wt.

1

Inkey Mooey

I Enriquez

7/2

115

6

Dark Heat

J Whitaker

4

118

3

Watch for Trevor

R Bowen

5/2

118

2

Plan A

N Chaves

20

118

4

Charlie's Gold

J Matias

8

118

5

Tactical Strike

L Camacho-Flores

8

118

7

Symphony in G

J Couton

3

115

8

Andy Parker

D Lopez

15

118

SCRATCHED: Drop Volley.

Inky Mooey takes another drop in class after a third-place finish, but he’ll have to battle Dark Heat and Watch for Trevor for the early lead.

5 61/2 furlongs, purse $5,975, 3-year-olds and up, claiming $4,000

PP

Horse

Jockey

Line

Wt.

1

Doctor Bruce S.

L Camacho-Flores

5/2

124

6

Advancement

J Whitaker

7/2

124

2

West Jet

D Hoonan

9/2

118

3

Cat Mon Blue

N Chaves

3

118

4

Donell's Dancer

E Kubinova

6

118

5

Two o'Clock Draw

I Enriquez

4

118

Doctor Bruce S. lost by a head in his last race, but it was almost seven lengths back to the third-place horse Advancement, who should get into the trifecta again. West Jet is an improving horse.

6 61/2 furlongs, purse $5,250, 3-year-olds and up, claiming $2,500

PP

Horse

Jockey

Line

Wt.

4

Camp Pendleton

D Hoonan

5/2

124

3

Royal Shrine

D Lopez

3

124

2

Fighting City Hall

I Enriquez

2

124

1

One Lucky Hoss

N Chaves

9/2

124

5

Defend Liberty

R Richard

7/2

124

Camp Pendleton seems to try hard every time. Royal Shrine looks for his second straight win. Fighting City Hall, a 10-year-old, has won three times at Emerald this season.

7 61/2 furlongs, purse $4,725, 3-year-olds and up, claiming $2,500

PP

Horse

Jockey

Line

Wt.

1

Itsafineredwine

I Enriquez

2

124

3

Cavanagh Bay

D Hoonan

7/2

124

4

Immigration

J Whitaker

6

124

2

Wild Hoss

J Zunino

10

124

5

Making Fire

E Kubinova

5

124

6

Man Chester Man

D Lopez

5/2

124

Itsafineredwine should like returning to a sprint race. Cavanaugh Bay could find himself on the lead. Immigration seldom wins but has finished second or third 27 times in 59 career starts (with just five victories).

Roarified will face a lot of pace pressure, but you have to respect a horse that has won 10 of 19 career starts, all at Emerald. Ducoti is in good form. Quack Up has won four straight races, but steps up in class.

Edge Forward has lost in two straight photo finishes. He drops in class and returns in six days. Forin Sea was third as the 2-5 favorite in his last race, but he is better than that race indicates. Star of the Dia drops in class and returns to a sprint.

10 1 mile, purse $22,575, 3-year-olds and up, Allowance

PP

Horse

Jockey

Line

Wt.

6

Winning Machine

I Enriquez

9/5

120

1

Jebrica

L Camcho-Flores

2

124

3

Until You

J Matias

7/2

122

2

Rocky's Quest

J Couton

3

122

4

I Keep Saying

E Kubinova

12

122

5

Somewhere With You

D Lopez

15

114

This is a stakes-quality field. Winning Machine seems overdue to win. Jebrica won the Budweiser Handicap at this distance in July. Until You beat the top pick by a nose in his last race.